In First Post-McCutcheon Presidential Election, More Big Donors, Giving More

January 01, 1970 | Center for Responsive Politics | News

No individual has given to every single congressional and presidential candidate yet, or even every Democratic or Republican candidate. But 2016 marks the first presidential election since the Supreme Court’s decision inMcCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission removed caps on a donor’s total campaign giving, and — as expected — a group of wealthy individuals have busted through the old $123,200 limit on what they could give.